— by LYNN TACKITT — What if you were a victim of a violent crime and you could feel your life slipping away? You would want to tell someone what you knew about it, wouldn’t you? Is the will so strong that you could transfer thoughts, memories or even experiences? Suppose you could[...]
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Four Clips from ‘Friends with Benefits’
— by LYNN TACKITT — Have you ever had a friend of the opposite sex with whom you knew a relationship wouldn’t work, but then there is that sexual attraction? Can nothing be done? Enter the new phase of “Friends with Benefits,” a type of relationship without the relationship with al[...]
‘The Mercury Men’ to Debut on SyFy.com July 25
— by LYNN TACKITT — As a kid, I loved all forms of the Science Fiction movies. I remember seeing Robby the Robot for the first time. It didn’t matter what the plot-line was, sitting in front of the television watching those black and white films always gave me a thrill. To watch these [...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Jack and Jill’
— by LYNN TACKITT — Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a twin? Someone to share your birthday with, maybe even have the twin power? What would it be like to know what the other is feeling, have the same likes or dislikes, or the feeling that you can’t stand […][...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus’
— by LYNN TACKITT — A British hunter (Gary Stretch — “Dead Man’s Shoes,” “Alexander”) sets out on a cargo ship to deliver a giant crocodile home and claim his reward. Half-way home, the ship is attacked by the vicious Mega Shark, waking the crocodile f[...]
Under Review: ‘Girl Walks Into a Bar’
— by LYNN TACKITT — When I first saw that “Girl Walks Into A Bar” was a free movie on YouTube, I had my doubts about how good this film could be. Was I going to see a film student’s first try at a film with a thin plot and a bunch of names and […][...]
Feature Trailer for ‘Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part II’
— by LYNN TACKITT — The final installment of the Harry Potter film franchise is almost upon us. And after watching Harry go through trials and tribulations over the past years, it all comes down to the final showdown with Voldemort. Harry, Ron and Hermione (Daniel Radcliff, Rupert Grint [...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Mountie’
— by LYNN TACKITT — I have to admit that when I saw this title, I thought that it was a Dudley Do-right movie at first. When I viewed the trailer, I see that it is very far from that. In fact, it’s an action-packed adventure in the Canadian wilds. A lone Mountie (played by [&hellip[...]
Four Clips from ‘Bad Teacher’
— by LYNN TACKITT — I’ve had some fun teachers who often broke the little rules in school to make it more memorable, but I’ve never had one that broke these rules. Elizabeth (played by Cameron Diaz) is a junior high school teacher who loses her sugar daddy and starts to a plan to get[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Bait’
— by LYNN TACKITT — There are some days when nothing goes right from the first minute you step out of bed and all you want to do is crawl back inside it. For the characters in “Bait,” this is one of those days. When a group of shoppers at an underground store are caught [&hel[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Spy Kids: All the Time in the World’
— by LYNN TACKITT — Speaking as one who had stepmothers, I always wanted one that was cool and fun. I sure never got one as cool as Marissa Cortez Wilson (played by Jessica Alba). Everything looks good and normal for Marissa; she has a famous spy hunter husband, Wilbur (Joel McHale), and[...]